by RAY FLEMING
JOHN Reid, who announced yesterday that he is to stand down as MP for Airdrie and Shotts, will be remembered, if he is remembered at all, as Tony Blair's man for all seasons who held nine ministerial appointments in as many years, six of them in major departments of state. It is doubtful if any minister of any party has ever proved so adaptable and flexible: starting in the Scottish Office, he moved to Northern Ireland, became Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons, then took charge of Health, Defence and the Home Office at yearly intervals. There was also a time when he was dubbed Minister for the Today programme as he found himself in frequent debate with John Humphrys at the height of the Iraq controversies in 2003.
MULTI-MINISTERIAL MAN
16/09/2007 00:00
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